Truss



June 10, 1924. 1,497,493

P. J. FAGAN TRUS S Filed Nov. 28. 1922 Peter-JFag'an.

Patented June 10, 1924;.

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PETER J. FAG'AN, OF WEST It IGIlFv'IEST'IlMtD, PEN l l' $13. LV A MIA.

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Application filed November 28, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, urns J. llAoAN, a citizen oi the United 5 es, residing at Vi est Homestead, in the county of All 7 ieny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trusses, of which the following is :1 specification.

This invention relates to an improvememi in trusses, and more particularly to en improvement in toe construction or the pads of surgical appliances of this type.

One of the primary objects of the inven tion is to so construct the pad thut it will exert pressure against the rupture in a man-- nor to insure against protrusion and at the same time cause minimum inconvenience to the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the pad that its position with relation to the band of the truss may be varied or adjusted to suit the comfort of the wearer, and the invention contemplates such an arrangement of parts as will insure against disarrangement after the desired adjustment has been effected.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a truss pad embodying a pressure element designed to bear with a desirable degree of firmness against or into the rupture, and a cushioning medium surrounding said element to bear with a lesser degree of firmness against the abdominal wall about the rupture, and in this connection the invention contemplates a relative adjustment of the parts so that the pressure element may be projected a greater or less distance beyond the surface of'the surrounding cushioning medium.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the truss embodying the invention; 7

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the pad of the truss and the por tion of the band by which it is supported;

Figure 3 is a group perspective view illustrating several component parts of the pad disassembled and removed from the body band of the truss.

In the drawings the body band or strap of the truss is indicated in general by the numeral 1 and preferably comprises, as usual, an open metallic band 2 having a covering or sheathing 3 of leather, the band being appropriately shaped to fit snugly about the body in the usual llanner. The

the band 11 Serial, No M35514.

pu l. embed the invention is adaptable for spplicution to body bands oi various forms and constructions but to provide for the support of the pad it is desirable that l n be torn'led with a longitudinally extending slot 4..

The pad structure is indicated in general by the numeral 5 and the same consists in part oi? a base comprising a pair of circular disc-like members indicated one by the numeral 6 and the other by the numeral 7. The member 6 is provided centrally with. an opening 8 and upon one face with a lug 9 through which the opening also extends, this lug being preferably flattened upon opposite sides as indicated by the numeral 10 so as'to adapt it to lit slidably in the slot 4 with its flattened side contacting the upper and lower walls of the slot. In this mannor the member 6 of the base is supported upon the band tor adjustment in the direction oi? the length oi the band but is securely held against rotation. The member 7 oi" the base is disposed against the inwardly presented face or side of the mem her 6 in peripheral registration with the said member and is formed centrally with a threaded socket 11 into which is fitted the end of a screw 12 which screw is likewise fitted through the opening 8. The screw 12 when loosened, constitutes a. pivot about which the member 7 may be rotated for a purpose to be presently oruilalued, and when tightened serves to draw the member 7 firmly against the member 6 and likewise bind the member 6 against "the inner side of the band oi: the truss so as to secure the pad structure in place upon the band, it beingiaiuuilerstood that upon loosening of the screws the base coma-arising the members 6 and 7 may be adjusted in the direction of the length of the bend within the limits of the movement of the lug 9 in the slot 4 and that after the base has been suitably osi tioned, the screw may be tightened to ind the parts in place.

' in order that the member 7 may be held in various positions of its rotative adjustment, its face which contacts the face of the member 6, is formed with an annular series of sockets 13 concentric to the axis of the said member, and the member 6 is provided with a stud 1 which is designed to seat in the sockets 13 interchangeably. At this point it will be evident that by loosening the screw 12 without, however, completely unthreading it from the socket 11in the member 7, the member 7 may be displaced with rela- 7 tion to the member 6 a suflicient distance to clear the stud 14 whereupon the said 7 member 7 may be rotatably adjusted. to the structure comprises a finger which is indicated in general by the numeral 15 and whichis preferably in the nature of a cylindrical postsecurely anchored at one end to the inwardly presented face of the member 7 preferably near the periphery thereof and therefore eccentric to the axis of the said member 7. The post is rounded at its engaging end as indicated by the numeral 16 so {as {not to irritate the flesh where it is brought-into engagement therewith, and the said post is threaded froma point adjacent its said end to a point adjacent its inner end, as indicated by the numeral 17 The cushion of the pad is'indicated in general by the numeral 18 and the same comprises a fiat circular backing member 19 having a threaded opening 20 formed'centrally therein and receiving the finger 15, the threaded engagement of these parts permitting of adjustment of the member 19 longitudinally of the finger upon rotation of the said member 19. If desired the periphery of the member 19 may be milled as at 21 to permit of more convenient rotationv thereof to adjust the same. A cushioning body 22 of sponge rubber, or any other soft material suitable for the purpose, is supported upon the inwardly presented face of the backing member 19 and is rounded or otherwise molded or formed to best adapt it to bear firmly against the wall of the abdomen about the rupture with minimum inconvenience to the wearer of the truss. By

reference to Figure 2 of the drawings it will be observed that the rounded engaging end ofthe finger 15 protrudes beyond the bearing surface of the cushion 22' and it will be eyiclent thatby rotating the backing member 19,"th'e member, together with the cush ion, be adjusted longitudinally of the finger so as to vary theldistance to which the said end of the. finger protrudes beyond the surface of the said cushion.

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be seen that the pad structure as. a whole maybe adjusted in the direction of the body band of the'truss; the base member 7 may be rotatably adjusted so astosuitably position the finger 15 and the associated cushion 22; and, the cushion may-be-adjusted with relation to the finger so that a greater or less length of the finger may project beyond the cushion.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a truss, a body band, a base member supported thereon, a second base mem-- ber associated with the first-mentioned memher and having a threaded socket, a pivot screw rotatubly fitted through the first-melt tioned base member and adj ustably threaded of rotative adjustment thereof.

2. In a truss. a body band having a lon gitudinal slot, a base member disposed against the inner side of the band and having a lug upon its face engaging in the slot. the said member and its lug being formed with an opening, a second base member disposed against the firstmentioned member and having a threaded socket. a screw fitted through the slot in the band and through the opening in the first-mentioned base member and its lug and adjustably threaded into the socket in the second-mentioned base member, one of said base members having a series of sockets concentric to its axis. a stud upon the other base member engageable in the sockets interchangeably in the rota-tive adjustment of the second-mentioned bum member about the said screw as an axis, and a pressure element supported upon the second-mentioned base member eccentric to the axis of rotative adjustment thereof.

3. In a truss, a body band, a base member disposed against the inner side of the band and comprising a circular disc, a second base member comprising a circular disc disposed against the inwardly presented face of the first mentioned disc in peripheral registration therewith. means axially pivot- PETER J. FAGAN. [n 5.

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